Noble Daughters
Subtitle: Unheralded Women in Western Christianity, 13th to 18th Centuries (Contributions to the Study of Religion)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: March 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780313306693
Subjects: Christianity; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); History of religion; Women's studies; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Women - Medieval History; Women And The Church; Religion - Church History; History: World; Western Continental Europe; Christianity - History - General; Ethnic Studies - General; Women's Studies - General; Religion / General; Christian Theology - General; Modern - General; Christian women; Europe; History; Religious life; Women in Christianity
First sentence: The beguines did not fit the ordinary pattern: they were women who were in the world, but not really part of it; pious women whose devotional ardor often surpassed that of cloistered nuns.